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Paramakudi firing result of police excesses: BJP
PTI | Sep 17, 2011, 02.04PM IST
CHENNAI: A BJP team which visited Paramakudi, the scene of the
September 11 police firing in which seven persons were killed, on
Saturday said the incident was a result of "police excesses" and could
have been avoided.
The team, which included BJP national spokesperson Nirmala Seetharaman
and Lok Sabha MPs Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kirit Solanki, condemned the
firing and claimed that even after the incident people were targeted
by police during the night.
"We condemn the incident. Police action was not desirable. Knowing
pretty well that it (Dalit leader Immanuel Sekaran's death
anniversary) is an annual event, police should have made proper
arrangements," Meghwal told reporters here.
Alleging "complete mismanagement" on part of the police, Meghwal,
citing his interaction with the people, alleged that the force did not
use other measures such as lobbing teargas, using lathicharge or
warning the people before firing on them.
"This is a clear-cut case of police excesses which could have been
avoided," he said, adding that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa should visit the area where the firing took place.
Meghwal also claimed that the team's request to meet the Tamil Nadu
Chief Secretary and DGP were turned down.
Seven persons were killed on September 11 when police fired on
rampaging crowds -- mostly Dalits -- which set ablaze vehicles and
blocked traffic following the arrest of Dalit leader John Pandian at
Vallanadu in Tuticorin district.
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